Republic Bank Nationwide U23 Inter-Club Super50 Tournament: Jaikaran, Beaton crush Albion, as DCC triumph in National Semi-final

A solid unbeaten fifty from Brandon Jaikaran, coupled with four wickets from skipper Nkosi Beaton, helped Demerara Cricket Club (DCC) romp to a commanding 6-wicket win over Berbice champions Albion yesterday at the Bourda Ground in Georgetown.
Albion found it difficult to get past the duo of Beaton and Mootoo, who restricted them to 128 in 44.1 overs with some exceptional bowling. The DCC skipper claimed 4-20 while Mootoo grabbed 3- 20, leaving just Damien Cecil (37), Ari Kadir (20) and Naeem Khan (16) with the top scoring honors for Albion. In-form spinner Indarjeet Nanan (1-17), Kareem Whitney (1-16) and Ricardo Percival (1-17), were the other wicket-takers for DCC.

DCC easily chased down that below-par total, and finished on 130-4 inside 32 overs. Wicketkeeper Brandon Jaikaran was the man of the hour, hitting just two fours in his gritty knock of 52 unbeaten runs from 89 balls. Nanan’s 23, Jaden Campbell’s 20 and 10 runs each from Shamar Yearwood and Johnathan Van Lange, who remained not out, were more than enough to take DCC over the line with wickets and overs to spare.
Cecil returned with the ball for Albion claiming two of the four wickets to fall, ending with 2-32 from his allotted 10 overs.
The national final of the Republic Bank Ltd’s Under-23 Inter-Club Super50 will be played on Friday between Essequibo champions North Essequibo and DCC at the GCC ground. The match will be live streamed on YouTube and GCB Facebook page.